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Rookie LB picking up the game real quick

PITTSBURGH — Payton Wilson could have played it safe, but where’s the fun in that? The Pittsburgh Steelers rookie linebacker saw Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill sprinting toward him and knew what was coming. Wilson figures the Steelers scout team had run the same play “100 ...

Chubb downplays his return vs. Steelers

Steelers at Browns When: Thursday, 8:15 p.m. Records: Steelers (8-2); Browns (2-8) TV: Amazon Prime Radio: WRKY-FM 104.9; B-ROCK 107.5-FM By Tom Withers The Associated Press BEREA, Ohio — Nick Chubb’s most recent view of the Steelers came through tear-filled eyes as he sat on the back of a cart being driven off the field. He’ll see them again Thursday under far better circumstances. Chubb will face Cleveland’s hated rival for the first time since last year, when the Browns running back sustained a second traumatic injury to his left knee — this one ending his ...

Steelers exceeding expectations

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The phrase sounded odd coming out of DeShon Elliott’s mouth. Even though it happened to be true. Standing inside the Pittsburgh locker room Sunday after another taut victory over the Baltimore Ravens pushed the Steelers to 8-2 and gave them a little wiggle room atop the AFC North, Elliott pulled out a well-worn cliche that made up for in accuracy what it lacked in originality. “No one expected us to be here right now,” Elliott said. Three months ago, the Steelers were mostly a mystery after blowing up the quarterback room ...

Steelers bottle up Jackson again

Boswell kicks six field goals By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers insist they have no secret formula when it comes to stopping Lamar Jackson. That there is nothing mystical about their approach to the otherworldly Baltimore Ravens ...

‘Mr. Jackson’ hopes to turn tide

PITTSBURGH — The rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is filled with “villains on both sides” as Mike Tomlin put it. Lamar Jackson is still waiting for his chance to become one. Seven years into his career, the Ravens quarterback has more NFL MVP awards (two) than he does victories over the Steelers. Jackson takes a 1-3 mark as a starter against Pittsburgh into Sunday’s showdown at Acrisure Stadium. Asked if the lack of success — and in some ways, opportunity due to happenstance — in one of the NFL’s most heated series bothers him, Jackson ...

Ravens at Steelers

Records: Baltimore (7-3) at Pittsburgh (7-2) Kickoff: Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Ravens by 3 Series record: Steelers lead 35-25 Against the spread: Ravens 5-4-1; Steelers 7-2 Last meeting: Steelers beat Ravens 17-10 on Jan. 6, 2024, in Baltimore Last week: Ravens beat Bengals 35-34; Steelers beat Commanders 28-27 Ravens offense: overall (1), rush (1), pass (3), scoring (1) Ravens defense: overall (27), rush (1) pass (32), scoring (25) Steelers offense: overall (18), rush (8), pass (26), scoring (12) Steelers defense: overall (8), rush (4) pass (19), scoring ...